According to state Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann, a man was shot and killed by German police on Thursday in Munich during a shoot-out near the Israeli consulate and a museum dedicated to Nazi history.
A Munich police spokesperson stated, “It was a male individual and we know that he acted here with a long-barrelled gun.”
Herrmann told reporters, “The perpetrator was stopped and probably died at the scene due to the intervention of the police.”
Munich police reported on X that there were no signs of additional suspects or incidents in the capital of the Bavarian state.The incident happened on the anniversary of the Munich Olympic Games attack in 1972, when 11 Israeli athletes were killed by Palestinian Black September gunmen.
“German police shoot and kill a suspect close to the Munich Israeli consulate.”
According to the Israeli foreign ministry, no consulate employees were hurt during the incident that closed the consulate on Thursday in remembrance of the Munich Olympic massacre.
While describing the incident as serious, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser refrained from speculating on its circumstances or background. “The foremost concern is safeguarding Israeli establishments,” she declared.
The museum and research centre, which specialises in the history of the Nazi regime in Germany from 1933 to 1945, is situated in Munich’s Maxvorstadt neighbourhood, close to the Israeli consulate.
In a post on social media platform X, police had earlier declared that a massive operation was in progress in response to an incident and requested that the public stay away from the area. A chopper had been sent in to give a clearer picture of the circumstances.
Source: Reuters
